TABNAK, Feb 01: “Constructing stadiums in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria is not a good job as mentioned by some soccer managers ... Daei further said that national Iranian soccer players were cursed inside ...

QNA/Basra Published on January 06, 2023 | 09:52 PM The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup Championship (Gulf 25) started Friday evening at Basra International Stadium and will run through Jan. 19. At the ...

The move seeks to attract football fans from across the Gulf region, particularly Kuwait, whose border with Iraq lies less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Basra. One of the city's stadiums has ...

Iraq's solitary men's World Cup appearance came at Mexico 1986. Four decades on, Western Sydney Wanderer Mohamed Al-Taay is ...

Iraq seeks to relocate their World Cup qualifier against Palestine from FIFA's neutral venue suggestion, Amman, and a ...

"Going to the mosque and seeing all these Iraqis, playing football in ... happen often." Iraq plays its home games at the cavernous 65,000-seater Basra International Stadium.

Iraq defeated Palestine 1-0 in Basra on October 10 ... The PFA said FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had inspected the stadium and agreed the match could be played there, but ...